usajobs.jobs.search
Search US federal civil-service job postings — by keyword, location, pay grade (GS-1 to GS-15, SES), agency, position type. Returns position title, agency, location, salary range, grade, open period, application URL. USAJOBS is the ONLY source for US federal civil-service postings, distinct from ...
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What usajobs.jobs.search does on Apibase
AI agents call usajobs.jobs.search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
page | integer | — | Page number for pagination (default 1). |
keyword | string | — | Free-text search across job title + description. Examples: 'software engineer', 'cybersecurity analyst', 'data scientist'. |
organization | string | — | Agency code or name fragment. Examples: 'DOD' (Defense), 'VA' (Veterans Affairs), 'HHS' (Health and Human Services). |
location_name | string | — | Location filter. City + state, ZIP, or state name. Examples: 'Washington, DC', 'San Francisco, CA', '94102'. |
pay_grade_low | string | — | Minimum federal pay grade. Format: 'GS01'-'GS15', 'SES', or 'EX-V'. Default: any. |
pay_grade_high | string | — | Maximum federal pay grade (same format as pay_grade_low). |
position_title | string | — | Strict position-title filter. Use keyword for fuzzy match. |
results_per_page | integer | — | Results per page (1-500, default 25). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why usajobs.jobs.search is rated Low
Tool queries and retrieves public job posting data without modification or side effects.
From the tool's definition Search US federal civil-service job postings by keyword, location, pay grade. Returns position title, agency, location, salary range, grade, open period, application URL.
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The rule that runs usajobs.jobs.search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For usajobs.jobs.search, this is the rule to start with:
usajobs.jobs.search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every usajobs.jobs.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about usajobs.jobs.search
Search US federal civil-service job postings — by keyword, location, pay grade (GS-1 to GS-15, SES), agency, position type. Returns position title, agency, location, salary range, grade, open period, application URL. USAJOBS is the ONLY source for US federal civil-service postings, distinct from BLS, ESCO, CareerJet, Adzuna, Reed, Jooble, Arbeitnow, Remotive, and TheirStack. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
usajobs.jobs.search accepts 8 parameters: page, keyword, organization, location_name, pay_grade_low, pay_grade_high, position_title, results_per_page. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for usajobs.jobs.search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
usajobs.jobs.search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the usajobs.jobs.search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for usajobs.jobs.search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
usajobs.jobs.search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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